Viruses naturally adapt to positive and negative environmental pressures, such as natural or vaccine-induced active immunity or passive immunity mediated by the transfer of antibodies from another individual. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, both active and passive immunizing agents were rolled out. A new study in The Lancet eBioMedicine explores the effects of […]
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How being a bit of a Neanderthal can help you stave off Covid New study has found people with Neanderthal genes are more sensitive to pain When it comes to pain, I like to think I’m pretty tough – but when I was recently asked to take part in a study of […]
A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children’s growth during their early years. The results, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, show that prenatal exposure to some of these environmental chemicals and their mixtures is linked […]
Repeated outbreaks of bat-derived coronaviruses among humans and other mammals have heightened the need for a broad range of therapeutics—monoclonal antibodies and antivirals—treatments that can come immediately “off-the-shelf” to address newly-emerging zoonotic threats. A groundbreaking series of experiments by scientists at collaborating U.S. research centers has not only identified a “pre-emerging bat coronavirus,” but investigators […]
Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and The University of Southampton, UK, have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells, called cytotoxic CD4+ tissue-resident memory T cells, gather in the lungs and appear to possess the molecular weaponry to cause the most harm in men who developed […]
Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes in the decades that followed, according to new analysis of 50 years of data published in The Lancet and led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. […]
Playing chess or other board games slows cognitive decline and improves quality of life in older patients, results of a new systematic review suggest. “For patients who are elderly and suffer from social isolation and mild cognitive issues, I would definitely recommend board games,” study investigator Frederico Emanuele Pozzi, MD, a neurology resident at Fondazione […]
Reviewed Fatty liver diseases (FLD) have become a significant health concern worldwide, affecting millions. The two most common types of FLD are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic-associated liver disease (ALD). NAFLD is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, while ALD is caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Both NAFLD and ALD can […]
Early onset dementia detailed by NHS expert “Nothing prepares you for a diagnosis like this,” Dawn Davies, 62, from Swansea said. The diagnosis landed on September 29, 2022, which left Dawn feeling angry and frustrated. “My mum had vascular dementia and I thought I was going to go the same way,” Dawn told Wales Online. […]
Reviewed A growing recognition of the health impact of social risks – such as food insecurity and homelessness – has prompted researchers, healthcare providers and policymakers to consider ways to address these risk factors as part of holistic clinical care. However, some healthcare providers worry the same interventions designed to help patients and families with […]
